About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
What Are You Reading?
It's time for Thursday at Lesa's! I've had a pretty unproductive week, but I did go to a family Christmas party last Sunday. And, I got up yesterday morning to see that four-letter word that begins with s and ends with w. Bah! I'm looking forward to the next few...
Favorites of 2024?
We're getting close, so I wanted to remind you, if you're interested, or let new readers know what some of us do in the beginning of the new year. In recent years, we've been sharing our Favorite Books of 2024. This is not a "Best of" list. Personally, I know I...
A Turkey of a Day by Heather Graham
When I'm really busy, I can catch up with Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters with her short holiday novellas. Her latest one, A Turkey of a Day, features two of my favorite characters in the series, Angela Hawkins Crow and her husband, Jackson. He's the supervisor...